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1) It’s true: in 2008, some Clinton strategists and allies deployed “He’s not one of us” themes against the upstart Obama.

2) That’s part of the historical record, and shame on journalists who lend themselves to any whitewashing of that fact.

3) Obama won the Democratic primary. Then the presidency. He advocated & implemented a big program - much to criticize!!

4) Instead, Donald Trump came along - and in lieu of any substantive criticism - embraced birtherism in its most insane & racist form

5) Trump made himself Birther Number One for 5 years, telling lies big and small along the way. (Remember the $5 million prize?)

7) Now he’s decided that the old lies are inconvenient. Time for new lies.

8) And … whoah … some very large number of people in the conservative world are willing to indulge those new “Hillary’s fault” lies.